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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. Clanlands by Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Diana Gabaldon (foreword), narrated by the authors (Hodder & Stoughton) 3.
Review: Robbie's glamour cuts through dust in 'Dreamland'

Review: Robbie's glamour cuts through dust in 'Dreamland'

Dust, dust and more dust. The parched Texas landscape of “Dreamland,” Miles Joris-Peyrafitte’s Depression-era drama, is chock full of the toxic gray stuff, which billows across fields and coats everything in sight.
Review: Winslet finds passion among the rocks in ‘Ammonite’

Review: Winslet finds passion among the rocks in ‘Ammonite’

The new film “ Ammonite ” unearths the stories of two women buried by history: paleontologist Mary Anning, who in the 19th century made significant prehistoric fossil discoveries along the coast in Southwest England, and geologist Charlotte Murchison

PEN America names winners of prison writing program award

NEW YORK — PEN America has announced the winners of a new award, supported by a grant from the estate of the late Madeleine L'Engle, for participants in the literary and human rights organization's Prison Writing Mentorship Program.
A festival hit waylaid by the virus, ‘The Climb’ peddles on

A festival hit waylaid by the virus, ‘The Climb’ peddles on

NEW YORK — “The Climb” is a portrait of a male friendship told in single-shot chapters with cataclysmic happenings — marriage, death, children — in between.
Dispute over access prompts AP to drop CMA Awards coverage

Dispute over access prompts AP to drop CMA Awards coverage

NEW YORK — The Associated Press has pulled out of its planned coverage of Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards show due to restrictions that have been placed on still photographers and screen captures of the broadcast.
Review: Miles Morales swings into starring role in new 'Spider-Man' game

Review: Miles Morales swings into starring role in new 'Spider-Man' game

TORONTO — Taking down a corrupt energy corporation. Foiling an armed robbery. Rescuing wayward pigeons. It's all in a day's work for Miles Morales, your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.
Sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft draws criticism

Sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft draws criticism

LONDON — A sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft as the mother of feminism has attracted criticism even before it was unveiled.
Artist gives life to Belgian boot-scrapers during pandemic

Artist gives life to Belgian boot-scrapers during pandemic

ANTWERP, Belgium — Life can feel smaller, even tiny during the coronavirus pandemic as public health restrictions limit social contacts to a bare minimum. But Belgian artist Elke Lemmens has found a way to build connections during the ongoing crisis.
Lawyer: Britney Spears fears father, wants him out of career

Lawyer: Britney Spears fears father, wants him out of career

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears fears her father and will not resume her career so long as he has power over it, her attorney said in court Tuesday.